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Improved Hospital Environment on Behaviour Patterns of Mentally Handicapped Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Max Hamilton  and
F. E. James
Max Hamilton
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Leeds
F. E. James
Affiliation:
Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 35P
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 131 , Issue 2 , August 1977 , pp. 216 - 217
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1977 

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